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George Anson Backus

Male 1878 - 1945  (66 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.   George Anson Backus was born on 24 May 1878 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan (son of Sgt. Nathan Parker Backus and Lovisa Jane Ells); died on 3 Apr 1945 in Eloise, Wayne, Michigan; was buried on 6 Apr 1945 in Grand Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.

    George married Ada May Geale on 7 Nov 1895 in Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan. Ada was born in Apr 1877 in Westminster, London, England; died about 1955 in Eloise, Wayne, Michigan; was buried in 1955 in Grand Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Hubert Victor Backus, Sr. was born on 6 Dec 1896 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; died on 24 Nov 1977 in Bloomfield Twp, Oakland, Michigan.
    2. Emily May Backus was born on 10 Feb 1903 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; died on 28 May 2006 in Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland; was buried on 31 May 2006 in Cedar Lawn Memorial Park, Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland.
    3. Baby Backus was born on 10 Feb 1903 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; died on 10 Feb 1903 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; was buried on 11 Feb 1903 in Fairplains Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.   Sgt. Nathan Parker Backus was born on 11 Aug 1843 in Carlton, Orleans, New York (son of Anson Backus, II and Hannah Parker); died on 2 Aug 1927 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; was buried on 4 Aug 1927 in Greenwood Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan.

    Nathan married Lovisa Jane Ells on 23 Apr 1873 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan. Lovisa (daughter of Wilson Ells and Celestia Doolittle) was born on 28 Oct 1846 in Cherry Creek, Chautauqua, New York; died on 28 Mar 1881 in Hopkins, Allegan, Michigan; was buried on 30 Mar 1881 in Greenwood Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.   Lovisa Jane Ells was born on 28 Oct 1846 in Cherry Creek, Chautauqua, New York (daughter of Wilson Ells and Celestia Doolittle); died on 28 Mar 1881 in Hopkins, Allegan, Michigan; was buried on 30 Mar 1881 in Greenwood Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan.
    Children:
    1. Nathan Edgar Backus was born on 20 Apr 1875 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; died in Mar 1963 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; was buried in Mar 1963 in Greenwood Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan.
    2. 1. George Anson Backus was born on 24 May 1878 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; died on 3 Apr 1945 in Eloise, Wayne, Michigan; was buried on 6 Apr 1945 in Grand Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.   Anson Backus, II was born on 28 Nov 1810 in Winfield Twp, Herkimer, New York (son of Benjamin Backus and Jemima Parker); died on 18 Jun 1854 in Orleans County, New York; was buried on 20 Jun 1854 in Kenyonville Cemetery, Kenyonville, Orleans, New York.

    Anson + Hannah Parker. Hannah was born about 1813 in Oneida County, New York; died after 1855. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.   Hannah Parker was born about 1813 in Oneida County, New York; died after 1855.
    Children:
    1. George Byron Backus was born about 1839 in Carlton, Orleans, New York; died on Yes, date unknown.
    2. Charles Anson Backus was born in Nov 1841 in Carlton, Orleans, New York; died on 28 Nov 1909 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
    3. 2. Sgt. Nathan Parker Backus was born on 11 Aug 1843 in Carlton, Orleans, New York; died on 2 Aug 1927 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; was buried on 4 Aug 1927 in Greenwood Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan.
    4. Lodema Chapman Backus was born on 11 Aug 1843 in Carlton, Orleans, New York; died on Yes, date unknown.

  3. 6.   Wilson Ells was born on 18 Jun 1805 in Greenfield, Saratoga, New York (son of Moses Comstock Ells and Loama Anna Warren); died after 1865 in Ellington, Chautauqua, New York; was buried in Cherry Creek Central Cemetery, Cherry Creek, Chautauqua, New York.

    Wilson married Celestia Doolittle about 1831 in Hamburg, Erie, New York. Celestia was born in Feb 1813 in Plainfield Center, Otsego, New York; died on 19 Aug 1900 in Cherry Creek, Chautauqua, New York; was buried on 21 Aug 1900 in Cherry Creek Central Cemetery, Cherry Creek, Chautauqua, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.   Celestia Doolittle was born in Feb 1813 in Plainfield Center, Otsego, New York; died on 19 Aug 1900 in Cherry Creek, Chautauqua, New York; was buried on 21 Aug 1900 in Cherry Creek Central Cemetery, Cherry Creek, Chautauqua, New York.
    Children:
    1. Lucy Ells was born in Sep 1832 in Hamburg, Erie, New York; died on 8 Jun 1920 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; was buried on 11 Jun 1920 in Greenwood Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan.
    2. Phoebe Cynthia Ells was born on 30 Nov 1835 in Evans Center, Erie, New York; died on 11 Feb 1917 in Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York; was buried on 14 Feb 1917 in Cherry Creek Central Cemetery, Cherry Creek, Chautauqua, New York.
    3. Sallie Ells was born on 19 Mar 1837 in Cherry Creek, Chautauqua, New York; died on 19 Aug 1912 in Bellaire, Antrim, Michigan; was buried on 21 Aug 1912 in Fairview Cemetery South, Mancelona, Antrim, Michigan.
    4. Moses Asa Ells was born on 28 Apr 1839 in Cherry Creek, Chautauqua, New York; died on 13 May 1923 in Cherry Creek, Chautauqua, New York; was buried on 15 May 1923 in Cherry Creek Central Cemetery, Cherry Creek, Chautauqua, New York.
    5. 3. Lovisa Jane Ells was born on 28 Oct 1846 in Cherry Creek, Chautauqua, New York; died on 28 Mar 1881 in Hopkins, Allegan, Michigan; was buried on 30 Mar 1881 in Greenwood Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.   Benjamin Backus was born on 5 Aug 1781 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut (son of Ebenezer Backus, Jr. and Elizabeth Fitch); died on Yes, date unknown.

    Benjamin + Jemima Parker. Jemima was born about 1786 in Connecticut; died about 1858 in Carlton, Orleans, New York; was buried in 1858 in Kenyonville Cemetery, Kenyonville, Orleans, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.   Jemima Parker was born about 1786 in Connecticut; died about 1858 in Carlton, Orleans, New York; was buried in 1858 in Kenyonville Cemetery, Kenyonville, Orleans, New York.
    Children:
    1. 4. Anson Backus, II was born on 28 Nov 1810 in Winfield Twp, Herkimer, New York; died on 18 Jun 1854 in Orleans County, New York; was buried on 20 Jun 1854 in Kenyonville Cemetery, Kenyonville, Orleans, New York.
    2. Marilla or Mary Backus was born about 1812 in Winfield Twp, Herkimer, New York; died on Yes, date unknown.
    3. Benjamin Warren Backus was born on 11 Oct 1818 in Winfield Twp, Herkimer, New York; died on 4 Jan 1903 in Odessa Twp, Ionia, Michigan; was buried on 6 Jan 1903 in Balcom Cemetery, Berlin Center, Ionia, Michigan.
    4. Eunice Backus was born on 6 Mar 1824 in Winfield Twp, Herkimer, New York; died on 28 Mar 1909 in Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York; was buried on 2 Apr 1909 in Kenyonville Cemetery, Kenyonville, Orleans, New York.

  3. 12.   Moses Comstock Ells was born on 12 Feb 1784 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut; died about 1875 in Cherry Creek, Chautauqua, New York; was buried in 1875 in Cherry Creek Central Cemetery, Cherry Creek, Chautauqua, New York.

    Moses married Loama Anna Warren about 1802. Loama was born on 20 Mar 1783 in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York; died before 1850 in Manlius, Onondaga, New York; was buried before 1850 in Cherry Creek Central Cemetery, Cherry Creek, Chautauqua, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 13.   Loama Anna Warren was born on 20 Mar 1783 in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York; died before 1850 in Manlius, Onondaga, New York; was buried before 1850 in Cherry Creek Central Cemetery, Cherry Creek, Chautauqua, New York.
    Children:
    1. 6. Wilson Ells was born on 18 Jun 1805 in Greenfield, Saratoga, New York; died after 1865 in Ellington, Chautauqua, New York; was buried in Cherry Creek Central Cemetery, Cherry Creek, Chautauqua, New York.


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